They were exempt from the "poll tax" ( podushnaya podat ) and military recruitment. 2. The Nobility (The Ruling Class)
Lived on state land and paid taxes directly to the government. They were technically "free" but still tied to the land. uchebnik 8 klassa kosulina konspekt 14 paragrafa
Complete exemption from taxes, recruitment, and physical punishment. They controlled the local administration and the military. 3. The Merchantry They were exempt from the "poll tax" (
Monks and bishops who took vows of celibacy; they held the highest administrative positions. They were technically "free" but still tied to the land
They paid a percentage of their capital to the state instead of the poll tax. 4. The Peasantry (The Majority)
of the Kosulina 8th-grade history textbook focuses on the Social Structure of Russia in the Early 19th Century , detailing how the Russian Empire was organized into strict legal estates ( sosloviya ) under Alexander I. Core Structure of Russian Society